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Riot police used rubber bullets to disperse the crowd of more than 400 Thembeni residents on the N2 Groutville off-ramp, who were protesting after being left with no electricity for days. Traffic was backed up for more than 2kms this morning while the protesters threw stones at the police and threatened toÃÂ ...

Riot police then set in to break up the demonstrators with truncheons and tear gas. The gathering took place in response to recent attacks by nationalists on anarchists, including the burning down of an anarchist collective's premises by far-right protesters during a rally in January. Other attacks on anarchistÃÂ ...

BAYONNE, NJ - A Jersey City man was charged with attempted murder on Friday stemming from a riot that occurred at a local park in October. Investigators believe Guido Nunez, 26, was responsible for a "shots fired" 9-1-1 call on October 17, 2017 during a large street fight at the basketball courts locatedÃÂ ...

Russian riot police have violently dispersed dozens of protesters in the town of Volokolamsk, where they had gathered to demonstrate against a landfill site local authorities say has contaminated the air in the area. The protesters on March 8 blocked a road leading to the landfill in the village of Yadrovo,ÃÂ ...

CHIBA (TR) - Chiba Prefectural Police on Wednesday dismissed an officer from a riot squad after announcing his second arrest for sexual assault, reports the Sankei Shimbun (Mar. 8). In June of 2016, Yohei Akechi, 24, allegedly pushed down a woman as she was commuting home on a road in theÃÂ ...

Witness spotted riot police in 'full kit' on quiet Somerset street. It's not clear what led to a large police presence, with fire engines, at a property in Yeovil. Share; Comments. By. Liam TrimReporter. 15:50, 1 MAR 2018. News. Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics,ÃÂ ...

Officials in Panama dispatched riot police to break up a brawl on Wednesday after a violent confrontation erupted over a Trump hotel. In a video published by the Associated Press, a man--later identified as a Trump Hotel employee--is seen pushing and slapping another man in a hallway. A scuffle thenÃÂ ...

Self-styled anarchists hurled Molotov cocktails against a riot police unit stationed at the intersection of Patision and Tositsa Streets in the Exarchia district of Athens, authorities said on Monday. There were no reports of arrests or injuries. The attacks, which occurred late on Sunday, led to the brief closure ofÃÂ ...

RIOT police were sent to the scene of an incident in the Newington area this morning, the Evening News understands. police have confirmed that 'specialist officers' were sent to a property at Mentone Gardens in the early hours of this morning to deal with a situation involving a man causing a disturbance.

"We are getting stronger in solidarity," read one banner as riot police moved in and fired tear gas after the group ignored calls to disperse, AFP photographers at the scene said. Fifteen women were detained by police, the private Dogan News Agency reported. In Istanbul Sunday, a group of around 1,500ÃÂ ...

Police on March 4 fired tear gas to break up a women's rights march in the capital Ankara, with some 15 protesters reportedly detained. The protesters, mainly from the Ankara Women's Platform, an NGO promoting women's rights, had gathered in the center of the city for the rally, called ahead ofÃÂ ...

If riot police are called upon to shut up some boozy Scots, what the hell is going to happen when the English and Germans arrive? And if security is as tight as it was last week for the World Cup, my advice for anyone going to games is to take their patience with them - which well-oiled football fans are notÃÂ ...

Two Public Support Units, also known as riot police, with three vans totalling 36 officers as well as one inspector, three Sergeants and 12 officers on the ground will police the match. police say pubs near the Cambridge United ground will not be open on Saturday and suggested fans head to Regent StreetÃÂ ...

One woman was taken to hospital while another ended up in the water and six people were charged after two separate fights at Sydney's Darling Harbour led to riot police being called. New South Walespolice were called to the tourist precinct last night to break up a brawl about 10:45pm. While no chargesÃÂ ...

Brazil's riot police have released 18 hostages held by armed inmates at a Rio de Janeiro jail, officials say. The unrest in the overcrowded prison in Japeri, which is effectively run by a criminal gang, began on Sunday. Three inmates who took part in the mutiny were shot, but are not thought to haveÃÂ ...

Dozens of Electricite du Liban contract workers briefly blocked a main highway in Beirut during a protest Monday morning that erupted into fighting with a large contingent of riot police. you've reached a subscriber-only article. Sign up now and access the full breadth of The Daily Star content in minutes.

Brazil's riot police have released 18 hostages held by armed inmates at a Rio de Janeiro jail, officials say. The unrest in the overcrowded prison in Japeri, which is effectively run by a criminal gang, began on Sunday. Three inmates who took part in the mutiny were shot, but are not thought to have life-threatening injuries.

A per diem worker at Electricite du Liban attempted to kill himself at a protest before his colleagues prevented him, prompting a scuffle to erupt between the worker and riot police. you've reached a subscriber-only article. Sign up now and access the full breadth of The Daily Star content in minutes.

Self-styled anarchists hurled Molotov cocktails against a riot police unit stationed at the intersection of Patision and Tositsa Streets in the Exarchia district of Athens, authorities said on Monday. There were no reports of arrests or injuries. The attacks, which occurred late on Sunday, led to the brief closure ofÃÂ ...

riot police were called onto the streets of Philadelphia last night as jubilant Eagles fans rampaged in celebration of the team's first victory in the Super Bowl. The underdog Philadelphia Eagles triumphed 41-33 over the defending champions, the Boston-based New England Patriots, in the National footballÃÂ ...

soldiers sealed off the Maldives parliament building and arrested some MPs trying to enter the chamber in what the opposition described as a power grab by the island nation's president. The archipelago, home to luxury tourist resorts, faces a constitutional crisis after President Yameen defied a SupremeÃÂ ...

French prison guards have launched a nationwide strike against the government over staff levels and violence in the country's overcrowded jails. Striking prison guards clash with riot police in front of Villefranche-sur-Saone prison on Monday 22 January 2018. Photo: AFP PHOTO / JEFF PACHOUD.

UPDATE: The fan who was arrested Sunday before the Eagles-Vikings game reportedly punched a police horse. Click here to see the mug shot. Philadelphia --- A massive fight that left at least one fan bloodied and created chaos in the parking lots of Lincoln Financial Field broke out on Sunday justÃÂ ...

A security official said that extra gendarmes and riot police are being sent this week to the area, because police plan to try to clear out the protesters once the government makes a decision. An initial attempt, in the fall of 2012, to dislodge the squatters from the resistance community they created ended in aÃÂ ...

Khartoum - About 200 protesters marched on Wednesday in the Sudanese capital's twin city of Omdurman against rising food prices, with anti-riot police firing tear gas to disperse the rally. Prices of food items but mainly bread have surged in past weeks across Sudan after a jump in the cost of flour due to aÃÂ ...

riot police freed CEB Chairman, who was held forcefully by striking workers at his office. A group of workers attached to the Ceylon Electricity Board surrounded the CEB headquarters in Colombo. Our correspondents say that the protestors have forcefully entered the CEB Chairman's office and held him byÃÂ ...

Iranian anti-riot police prevent university students from joining other protesters in Tehran on December 30, 2017. AP Photo. A person with dual nationality was among the hundreds of people arrested during recent anti-government protests in Iran, a judicial official said on Sunday. "As far as I was able to findÃÂ ...

In 2011 the slogan "Work, Freedom, dignity" rang out in the streets, and protesters have revived it in recent days. On Sunday, many gathered on Habib Bourguiba Avenue, a major site in the 2011 demonstrations. Hundreds of riot police were deployed there. An interior ministry spokesman said on SaturdayÃÂ ...

riot police have fired rubber bullets at protesters as they vandalised a string of H&M's stores in South Africa and ordered the Swedish brand to stop trading. Violence spilled over in at least four malls as the latest race row to engulf the Swedish brand escalated. Mannequins and rails of clothes were sent flying and trampledÃÂ ...

riot police used tear gas on protesters in Athens, Greece, on Friday, as thousands of people gathered in the streets to demonstrate against a new austerity bill coming up for a vote Monday. The police deployed tear gas when a small group of demonstrators tried to enter the parliament building. No arrestsÃÂ ...

Masked riot police ringed the demonstration, and the atmosphere remained tense. While insisting that his government respected the right to protest, Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said Tuesday that recent demonstrations had descended into "acts of vandalism, looting and violence against citizens, andÃÂ ...

Another Menace to Society (MTS) gang member has been found pictured posing in front of a police Public Order Response vehicle on December 20, the night a house rented via Airbnb in Werribee was trashed and only brought under control when riot police were called in. "Never fold, never speak on whatÃÂ ...

Two protesters die in police fire. At least two people lost their lives when riot police opened straight fire on the protesters on Wednesday. The police firing triggered stampede in the area that turned into a flashpoint after protesters clash with the police personnel. The citizens are protesting outside the DCOÃÂ ...

A wounded riot police officer is evacuated during anti-government protests, in Tebourba, south of the Tunisian capital, Tunis, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Tunisia's prime minister promised Tuesday to crack down on rioters after violent protests over price hikes left one person dead and raised fears of broaderÃÂ ...

People are affected by tear gas fired by Iranian riot police to disperse protesters in Tehran on December 30. Since the protests erupted last week, the government has been blocking social media websites to disrupt the spread of information about the demonstrations. Share. Share on facebook ÃÂ· Share onÃÂ ...

There is a heavy police presence at a block of flats in Enfield close to Waltham Cross after police were called to an incident earlier this afternoon. There are at least three police cars, as well as police vans, and an ambulance on the scene at Archibald Close, Enfield, just over the boundary with WalthamÃÂ ...

Dairies, petrol stations and liquor stores were robbed hundreds of times last year - will 2018 be any better? Mon, Jan 1. share. Millie McCaughan. 1 NEWS NOW Producer. Shop workers spent 2017 living in fear as the number of aggravated robberies around the country increased. Play Video. Play. Mute. Current Time 0:00.

The riot began in the afternoon of New Year's Day when armed members of one criminal gang invaded a prison wing housing a rival gang, setting mattresses alight and firing weapons. riot police said they had quickly suppressed the riot, but not before 106 prisoners had escaped after breaking down partÃÂ ...

riot police have been deployed in Chembur. Local train services on the Harbour line -- between Chembur and Govandi stations -- have been due to protests by a local party. Train operations were disrupted by protesters at Chembur, Bhandup, Vikhroli and Kurla other than at Chembur. Here is a video ofÃÂ ...

police in riot gear guarded some areas in Mumbai on Tuesday as protests from a bicentenary celebration of a historic battle Dalits mark as victory of the oppressed over caste oppressors spilled into the streets of India's financial capital after news spread that a Dalit protestor, injured in violence over theÃÂ ...

Around 500 prisoners escaped their cells at the privately-run Victorian jail, one of the largest in the country, before the unrest was quelled with the aid of specially-trained 'tornado' team prison officers and riot police. This image appears to show inside HMP Birmingham during December's riots.

By 4.30am the rented house had been comprehensively trashed, and riot police had deployed capsicum spray to disperse the mob and the teens. Ms Craig thinks it is time for a major crackdown on African gangs, after the rented party house was left daubed with tags signing the presence of the Apex andÃÂ ...

Iranian riot police dispersed protesters shouting anti-government slogans in the western city of Kermanshah on Friday, a day after similar protests in the country's northeast, the semi-official news agency Fars reported. The outbreak of regional unrest reflects growing discontent over rising prices and allegedÃÂ ...

riot police had to be called in after gatecrashers stormed a teenage party at an AirBnB in Melbourne, with the guests now permanently banned from the rental service. police called to home on Attunga Grove in Werribee in the city's west yesterday faced an onslaught of flying rocks and were forced toÃÂ ...